Financial Management for
Non-Specialists
2nd Edition
Peter Atrill
2000 496 pages (est.) 0130-22775-7 (Paperback)
Financial Management for
Non-Specialsists adopts an open-learning approach to introduce the main principles of
financial management in an accessible, non-technical way. It presents a comprehensive
range of topics, but avoids too much detail and unnecessary mathematical analysis,
focusing more on the practical application of financial management and its role in
decision-making. This coupled with the excellent pedagogical features, with clear worked
examples and activities integrated throughout, make it the ideal introductory text for
non-specialist students taking a first course in financial management.
Financial Management for Non-Specialists, Second edition, is aimed both at undergraduates
from a non-finance/accounting discipline, taking an introductory module in financial
management and postgraduate/experienced students on courses such as the ACCA Certified
Diploma, Diploma in Management and MBA programmes. The text is also ideal for finance and
accounting students as a foundation for further study.
New features of the second
edition:
ˇ All chapters have been updated and include more real-company data to support the
examples
ˇ Case studies have been introduced with questions
ˇ Coverage of corporate governance has been expanded
ˇ End-of-chapter references have been added
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
How to use this book.
1. Introduction to financial management.
2. Financial planning and projected financial statements.
3. Financial statements analysis and interpretation.
4. Capital investment appraisal.
5. Capital investment appraisal: further issues.
6. Risk, return and capital investment appraisal.
7. Sources of finance and financial markets.
8. The cost of capital and the capital structure decision.
9. Dividend policy.
10. The management of working capital.
11. Mergers, takeovers and the valuation of shares.
Case studies.
Glossary.
Solutions to self-assessment questions.
Solutions to review questions.
Solutions to selected examination-style questions.
Index.
Peter Atrill is Head of
Department of Accounting and Law at the University of Plymouth Business School.
